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What does it mean to have “an experience?” And how can we as interaction designers understand this phenomenon and design for it with intent? This was a major component of our philosophical and project based class: Experience Design. To start, we need to explore what it means to be human. John Russon writes about the human […]

“usability is a means of directed product evaluation, not scientific inquiry” [Goodman et al. 2012]. With science, there is a process of rigid hypothesis testing and investigation. This doesn’t apply to usability testing so much because you don’t want to interrogate your participant, you want to view them as a collaborator with valid insights. Alternatively, “directed […]

Focus groups and card sorting are interesting design research methods. It seems the consensus is that they’re useful in particular circumstances such as gathering initial insights and structuring information hierarchies. As we add more tools to our toolbox, these are worthwhile methods to have; comparing users’ perceptions to our own. I enjoy their flexibility. Card […]

In the 2007 issue of Artifact Volume 1 the authors, Akama et al, explore the roles artifacts can play in doing design research. They conclude that artifacts are an appropriate methodological tool. (Akama et al) Below are three of their statements about how artifacts can be used while interviewing participants, followed by my analysis interpretation: […]

These days, with so much content easily found and utilized off the web, it’s easy to get caught in a copyright slip. Knowing when and how to use different licenses is important. This summary graphic by Milos Janata outlines the meaning of different attribution terminology and decals.A more detailed description is on the Creative Commons website. […]

“The most important part of what you do on YouTube – the greatest optimization – is to make something great, and to love what you’re making.” – the YouTube Creator’s Playbook a few things to keep in mind 1. Captivate your audience in the first 15 seconds, and keep them watching throughout the video. […]

YouTube’s History It was a big acquisition at the time. Google’s priciest at the time (2006): $1.65 billion for a company started by just three three guys a year earlier. YouTube has grown into one of the most watched, visited, and engaging platforms on the world wide web. A few quick stats: More than 1 billion […]

Made a great video? Time to sit back and watch the views soar! Not quite. 100 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute, and it can be easy to get lost in all of that content. So let’s go over some great ways to improve your video’s chance of being viewed! ______________________________________________________________________________ Optimize Titles, Tags, […]